Nominees for the 2026 Nordic Council Literature Prize
The nominations include novels, poetry collections, and a collection of short stories. Coincidentally, the juries for both Norway and the Sami language area have independently nominated the same book, published in parallel in both Norwegian and Torne Sami.
The nominees:
Denmark
Finland
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Norway
Sami language area
Sweden
Åland
Winner to be announced on 20 October
The winner of the 2026 Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced on 20 October. The prize statuette will be presented to the winner at the Session of the Nordic Council in Helsinki on 27 October. The prize is worth DKK 300,000.
About the Nordic Council Literature Prize
The Nordic Council Literature Prize, awarded since 1962, goes to a literary work written in one of the Nordic languages, such as a novel, drama, poetry collection, or a collection of short stories or essays that meets high literary and artistic standards.
The purpose of the Nordic Council’s five prizes is to raise interest in the Nordic cultural community and Nordic co-operation on the environment, as well as to recognise outstanding artistic and environmental efforts.
